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DECEMBER 2018 Issue Download a PDF Version At www.hrcevents.co.nz www.nzrdl.co.nz www.motorsportentry.com Facebook HRCEventsNZ Facebook New Zealand Racing Drivers League DECEMBER 2018 Issue Download a PDF Version at http://www.hrcevents.co.nz/content/ Christmas is coming and then once into the New Year, we have some fantastic events coming up, but before then, don’t forget the Breakfast Run up to the Salty Dog on the 23rd December, no race car necessary and you can bring your partner/family. Great company and interesting cars. See details below. We have had a problem getting some our dates correct in our calendars and this has caused some confusion and talk of meetings being cancelled. The exact opposite is happening and we have had to add meetings to accommodate classes. Look out for the Dennis Marwood Meeting at TAUPO in late April – The Ford Escorts are back in force ! The first meeting In January is on the 5/6th. HRC returns to the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park in Taupo for first of the Tasman Revival meetings with the following classes racing: Toorace Trofeo Series Pro Wear Superlaps PPG Classic Trial Hooters Vintage Race Series SuperKarts AES/Arrows HQ Super Six saloons Entry on www.motorsportentry.com. Then at the end of January we have the New Zealand Motor Cup Meeting at Hampton Downs. F5000 action Andrew Higgins holds out the master Kenny Smith Auckland Anniversary weekend 26th-28th January will see the best racing of year. On the 26th and 27th January will be Speedworks/HRC New Zealand Motor Cup Meeting featuring all New Zealand single seater classes with F5000, SAS Historic Formula Ford and Formula First celebrating 50 years of racing, the International Toyota TRS series competing for New Zealand oldest motor racing trophy The New Zealand Motor Cup, add in GTNZ and ETL Tranzam and you have a meeting that only happens when all the stars align. Also racing are Formula Libre which can trace its origins back to the 1920’s and beach racing. Also racing will be Mazda Pro 7 a class that has shown real growth over the past few years. Another class that will add to the Spectacle will be the Classic Touring Class. Remember cars that we want to see out racing are pre 94 Touring Cars, makes will include BMW, Porsche, Ferrari , Commodore, RX7, Corvette, Datsun, Group A and any pre 1994 British touring car. Each car will considered individually and will be in the “Spirit” of a touring car from the eighties and early nineties We will also accept cars that are Deutsche cars for the classic touring class Warwick Mortimer is the first entry with a Dick Johnson look alike Ford Sierra. Chris Watson will also be racing an Alpina B7 Adding to the spectacle will be over 100 members of the NZIGP Legends Club. NZIGP Legends Club - Associate Membership 100 Legends from all areas of New Zealand Motorsport have been invited to the launch of the NZIGP Legends Club. Being held at the New Zealand Motor Cup Meeting at Hampton Downs on 27th January 2019, the launch takes the form of “Lunch with the Legends”. Attendees already confirmed include Howden Ganley, Robbie Francevic, David Oxton and Steve Millen. By becoming an Associate Member of NZIGP Legends Club, you too can attend the lunch which will be hosted by our Patrons (Morrie Chandler and Kenny Smith) and MC’d by Michael Clarke. Come along and mingle with the Legends and enjoy the NZ Motor Cup Meeting from the “Legends Suite”. Associate Membership is only $150 per person per year and for that you will receive: Weekend GA Ticket to NZ Motor Cup Meeting 26/27th January 2019 (Value $80) Lunch with the Legends on Sunday 27th January 2019 Infield Parking Pass NZIGP Legends Club Lapel Badge 2 x NZIGP Vinyl Stickers Free admission to the McLaren Trust Heritage Centre during Motor Cup Weekend Discounted NZIGP Legends Club apparel Regular updates on NZIGP Legends activity and invites to further Legends Club Events To apply for an Associate Membership, please email [email protected] for an application form. The NZIGP Legends Club takes its responsibility as ‘guardian of NZ Motor Sport’ seriously. As well as recognising past success and contribution to the sport, the club fosters young driver talent through the Motorsport New Zealand Scholarship Trust to ensure that New Zealand Motorsport retains its high profile and New Zealand drivers, engineers and Officials continue to prosper and achieve success within Motorsport both at home and overseas. Entries on www.motorsportentry.com Spectator Tickets https://www.iticket.co.nz/go-to/hrc-events early bird special available at half price Then on Monday 28th January, HRC is hosting the SAS Formula Ford International to give our international Formula Ford owners and NZ drivers a race meeting on the traditional Pukekohe track - without the complex on the back straight. This meeting will have classes Improved Production Series, Toorace Trofeo Series, AES /Arrows and Classic Trial as the support categories, so put the date in your diary now - you won’t want to miss this meeting. The following weekend 2nd 3rd February at Taupo is the next round of the NZ Premier Series and again HRC is working with Speedworks to promote a combined Speedworks / HRC meeting. International Racing Action Means Big Weekend of Motorsport In Taupo. As the international Toyota Racing Series reaches its penultimate round, the race will be on for a special trophy that celebrates New Zealand's only Formula One World Champion - Denny Hulme. His legacy is celebrated at this round of the international Toyota Racing Series every year when the F1 drivers of the future - all with one eye on the ultimate prize of an F1 drive and the F1 world title - duke it out to get their name on the Denny Hulme Trophy. The TRS cars are the fastest to race every year on the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park, and every year they pack the weekend with great action and racing. This time around it will be no different with the best of the best from junior single seater formulae all over the world in action trying to make a name for themselves. Technically demanding and hard on tyres, the Taupo track brings out the best in the team engineers and the drivers and it’s the same with the other classes that will race at the venue over this great weekend of motorsport. There’s never a dull moment in the Ssangyong Actyon Ute series and the class is bag with its big fields and mouth-watering four-a-breast racing. There’s nothing to choose between the Utes or the drivers in this big and colourful field and now in its fifth season, the racing remains as good as it ever was. BMW racing returns to the Speed Works Motorsport NZ Championship this weekend with all three of the marque’s popular racing categories in action this weekend at the Denny Hulme Trophy meeting. The E30 class has produced some great young talent in recent seasons and this is another racing category with big fields and great racing. One step up is the 2.0Litre category which has some very interesting home tuned machines and a range of the German brand’s all-time great two litre models. At the top of the BMW tree is the Open category and here you will find machinery from global GT and touring car racing mixing it with some of the fastest home tuned specials around. The fast boys of 2KCUP are set to make an appearance. The new HT1 Category showcases the finest talent from the ever popular 2KCUP. The Motul Honda Cup adds yet more international flavour with the screaming high revving VTEC brigade putting their very quick home-built and home tuned Civics and Integra’s to the test around a circuit they know well. You’ll be surprised by the lap times and the quality of the cars, so do take some time to have a look around the paddock if you like your JDM-style racers. The local KSports and SS2000 combined field is a local favorite and adds yet another decent field of cars to the Taupo weekend. In action at the Bruce McLaren Motorsport Park this weekend… - Castrol Toyota Racing Series - Ssangyong Actyon Ute series - Motul Honda Cup - BMW E30 - BMW 2.0 Litre - BMW Open - 2KCUP HT1 - KSports/SS2000 Entries on www.motorsportentry.com Spectator Tickets https://www.iticket.co.nz/go-to/hrc-events early bird special available at half price The 24th 25th February sees HRC back at Pukekohe with Tasman Revival Pukekohe Meeting. Classes racing are ETL Hire Tranzam Challenge, Toorace Trofeo Series, BMW E30, BMW 2 Litre, BMW Open, PPG Classic Trial, Hooters Vintage series, AES, Arrows, Formula Libre /Historic Formula Ford HRC have added another race meeting to our already packed calendar. We will have a meeting on the 27th 28th April at Taupo and this meeting will be known as the Dennis Marwood Classic Meeting. This will feature “Classic” grids including HMC/HSC as well as the final 50th Birthday Races for Ford Escorts and other small Fords. Note to competitors when using www.motorsportentry.com When entering on www.motorsportentry.com and paying by credit card. After doing the credit card transaction always wait for your entry to return to the www.motorsportentry.com page so the entry site can record the payment. If you log out on the bank page HRC is unaware of the payment leading to embarrassment at documentation. Marketing Motorsport in Auckland HRC are always working to promote other types of Motorsport in the Auckland region.
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